user/exiv2: CVE-2019-20421: infinite loop
Bugzilla ID | 233 |
Alias(es) | CVE-2019-20421 |
Reporter | Max Rees (sroracle) |
Assignee | Max Rees (sroracle) |
Reported | 2020-02-24 22:56:53 -0600 |
Modified | 2020-03-09 21:55:19 -0500 |
Status | RESOLVED FIXED |
Version | 1.0-RC1 |
Hardware | Adélie Linux / All |
Importance | --- / normal |
URL | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20421 |
Description
In Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.2, an input
file can result in an infinite loop and hang, with high CPU
consumption. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service via a crafted file.